Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Hate to cast aspersions against the MEC admin that stated this, but it's so far fetched that it smacks of a lie. They either don't have the data to back up that claim or they would claim privacy reasons for withholding it.
Regardless, this issue has no place in negotiations on how to best implement FAR 117...a regulation created to mitigate fatigue. The mere fact that this item is even in this TA shows a lack of focus on both sides. The fact that Donatelli has so proudly touted this TA shows there may not even really be different "sides" here at all.
Carl
Get right with your maker ladies and gentlemen because one of the 7 Signs of the Apocalypse is upon us. I agree with Carl... This TA is an abomination. This smells of arrogance and isolation from the group the NG represents. I'm sure some of their senior buds are clamoring for and end to 30hr layovers and would be ok with SDPs because they can't make enough money. But to totally disregard the rest of the group and especially it's most vulnerable members, ie juniors and new hires and exploit them for the benefit of a few is reprehensible. Scrappy will never fly one of these I bet. Donatelli won't either. I doubt any of the reps will either. The burden will fall on the new hires and the juniority of the SNB categories, both As and Bs. This is worse than voting in a B scale. Lower pay won't get you killed.
Carl, one request though. I know you have an agenda but please lay off the conspiratory rhetoric. It's a bit off putting. You can get your point across without it. Let's work together to defeat this POS and then we can have the representational fight. Because if it does pass without a MEMRAT, I'll be all in.